Pakistan for Tuesday, January 6, 2026

• ‘Absolutely, we are ready’: Asif says Pakistan can confront aggression on eastern, western borders simultaneously
• Pak Navy facilitates Pakistan-China Joint Oceanographic Cruise
• PM inquires after Raja Zafar ul Haq’s health
• Gas supply hours extended from 5am to 10pm: Minister
• High-level Pak parliamentary delegation to visit US from 20th
• Dar vows to deepen engagement with Iran
• Bangladesh Air Chief meets PAF Chief, discusses procurement of JF-17 Thunder aircraft
• Power companies will be privatised in two phases, PM told
• Afghans found involved in major terrorist attacks inside Pakistan: DG ISPR
• Expansion of BRT network to reduce environmental pollution: KP CM
• Pakistan may lose $1.2b donor funding for 13 important vaccines by 2030
• Punjab PA Speaker for modern facilities for madaris students
• K-shaped recovery deepens divide
• Report cites weaknesses in public sector DISCOs
• 5% voluntary ethanol blending proposed
• Govt to localise lithium-ion battery
• 70% MoIB officers to retire at grade 19
• US action on Venezuela keeps gold buoyant
• NPMC reviews food supply ahead of Ramazan
• PSX surges past 185k to new record high
• PNSC starts 1,100-TEU ship construction
• Jon Stewart, Seth Meyers rip Donald Trump's Venezuela operation
• Amazon's 'Tomb Raider' series assembles star-studded cast
• Bushra Ansari irate at fake accounts fleecing people in her name
• Zain Ahmed discusses 'Rastah' streetwear brand
• Kristen Stewart wants to direct a 'Twilight' remake
• Hugh Jackman film trailer reveals a 'dark' Robin Hood
• Céline Dion joins TikTok because she wants to be 'cool'
• DG ISPR says Afghans involved in major terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2025
• Pak Armed Forces fully capable to counter any misadventure: Asif
• Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman registers for PSL following IPL snub
• Dense fog disrupts traffic, multiple Motorway sections closed nationwide
• Six dead in weather accidents as cold snap grips Europe
• Ishaq Dar, Myanmar Foreign Minister discuss bilateral ties in phone call
• Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz greenlights biogas plants, waste-to-energy project in Lahore
• HESCO employees stage protest against privatisation
• Investigation confirms teen killed by fleeing robbers
• Man sentenced to life for honour killing
• Two killed in Shikarpur tribal clash, honour killing
• Stray canines stalk city's children
• Ice-addicted duo's robbery ends in deadly outcome
• Govt, private schools reach truce
• SHC stays FIR on KMC
• City's beloved boiled egg omelette still rules the streets
• Garbage burners to face cases for air pollution
• Biogas plants' project approved
• PSCA launches emergency free mobile phone charging service
• Court extends TikToker's interim bail
• Two jailed for life for murder
• Floodplain mapping resumes
• Seasonal infections on the rise
• Three burnt in separate fire incidents
• Two killed in alleged encounter
• Robber injured, another held in Khanewal encounter
• Wild boar menace threatens agriculture in Soon Valley
• Somalia calls Israeli FM visit to Somaliland an ‘incursion’
• Balochistan abolishes ‘B-areas’; merges levies into police
• Explainer: Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot is facing widespread backlash on X for sexualised images. Here’s what happened
• Pakistan squash aces Noor, Nasir, Ashab headline opening day of Karachi Open
• In pictures: Animal lovers get a close look at London Zoo’s annual stocktake photocall featuring lions, penguins, capybaras and more
• Biopsy blunder at PIMS claims patient's life
• Rare fog engulfs Pindi, disrupts daily life
• Calligraphic works embody 'Call of the Divine'
• First paperless BHU opens in Islamabad
• Chirah Dam to boost twin cities' water supply
• Cops hurt as encroachment survey sparks clashes
• 'Curtailment of judicial power' denounced
• K-P CM orders BRT extension to Khyber
• Tribunal sets sepoy's retirement age at 60
• Bugti orders funds for Hinglaj Temple
• Justice delayed
• Science behind the bite: physics on your plate
• The case for geo-environment in peace strategy
• Pakistan after 2025: strength without trust
• Punjab potato growers face collapse as oversupply deepens: experts urge export subsidy
• European leaders voice support for Denmark after Trump claims on Greenland
• NDMA sounds alarm on harsh winter cold grip tightens across Northern Pakistan
• PM directs roadmap to increase agricultural exports
• High-level Senate delegation to visit US from Jan 20
• Pakistan, Bangladesh agree to enhance air force cooperation
• Head, Smith centuries put Australia in charge of final Ashes Test
• Sukkur Barrage closed for 15 days as major rehabilitation work begins
• PTI seeks Karachi rally approval for KP CM Afridi visit
• Lahore court extends pre-arrest bail of Rajab Butt, Nadeem Mubarak till Jan 26 in gambling app case
• Procurement of JF-17 aircraft comes under discussion during meeting between air chief, Bangladeshi counterpart
• Sindh private schools to strike on Jan 9 over verification drive
• Azerbaijan will not send peacekeepers to Gaza, president says
• Levies Force legally merged into Balochistan Police: CM Bugti
• Punjab Bar Council restores licence of lawyer representing YouTuber Rajab Butt
• Amnesty says 27th Amendment part of ‘sustained attack’ on judicial independence, calls for ‘urgent review’
• DG ISPR to hold press conference today
• Dialogue offer stands, but PTI unwilling to negotiate, says Sanaullah
• D-Pharm student critically injured in suicide attempt at private university
• Govt to seek rollover of US$3bn UAE loan
• Ex-nazim injured in IED blast outside his office in Bannu
• KP chief minister set for Karachi visit to mobilise party support
• Balochistan High Court suspends transfer of judicial powers to commissioners
• Punjab’s development drive accelerates under CM Maryam Nawaz Sharif
• Venezuelan opposition leader vows to return home ‘as soon as possible’, rejects country’s interim president
• Exotic fish species are threat to aquatic biodiversity, govt warned
• Massive tree cutting leaves Shakarparian ‘bald, barren’
• Cold wave tightens grip across Balochistan
• CM Punjab Maryam Nawaz terms youth Pakistan’s most valuable asset
• Dense fog shuts sections of motorways across country
• Egypt backs Saudi Arabia on Yemen crisis
• Tough days ahead for PTI supporters as well
• More markets, shops sealed across Karachi as drive against ‘encroachments’ continues
• Trump administration sets meetings with oil companies over Venezuela, source says
• Sindh leads Centre, counterparts in PPP liabilities
• Pakistan, China oppose any unilateral actions in South Asia